as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalist
Considered a Trump loyalist, Noem has been praised by conservatives for her record as governor, which includes vocally opposing mask mandates and other COVID-era measures.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Wray is set to step down from his post at the end of Biden’s term, with Trump nominating loyalist Kash Patel to serve in the role, a sign the president-elect planned to fire Wray.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Read: What Trump got right about national security But many of the outsiders and iconoclasts Trump has nominated for top posts have questionable qualifications, and his pledge to purge the civil service and military in order to feather both with loyalists who will do his bidding goes too far.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
By consolidating his authority within a small circle of loyalists, Xi has weakened the internal checks and balances that might otherwise temper policy decisions.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Wray is set to step down from his post at the end of Biden’s term, with Trump nominating loyalist Kash Patel to serve in the role, a sign the president-elect planned to fire Wray.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Read: What Trump got right about national security But many of the outsiders and iconoclasts Trump has nominated for top posts have questionable qualifications, and his pledge to purge the civil service and military in order to feather both with loyalists who will do his bidding goes too far.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
By consolidating his authority within a small circle of loyalists, Xi has weakened the internal checks and balances that might otherwise temper policy decisions.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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